Legendary pilot promoted his squadron

10:04 AM,
Nov. 9, 2012

Retired Lt. Col. Herbert Carter, one of the original 33 Tuskegee Airmen, died Thursday.

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Retired Lt. Col. Herbert Carter, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and one of the most active in promoting the legendary fighter pilots, died Thursday at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, according to Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford.

Ford said Carter was a local and a national hero.

Through their bravery and skill as World War II fighter pilots, the all-black Tuskegee Airmen are credited with not only taking part in winning the war, but in overcoming racial stereotypes and barriers. The fighter pilots' mission was protecting bombers looking for trains or enemy troops to attack in North ...